Going out costs a lot (of water)

October 27, 2015

It took thousands of gallons of water to go from cow to hamburger! (Photo Credit: Freeimages.com/JCB Spares)
It took thousands of gallons of water to go from cow to your hamburger! (Photo Credit: Freeimages.com/JCB Spares)

A lot of water is necessary to manufacture “things,” such as the shirt you are wearing.

That shirt? About 700 gallons. How much water does it take to make a hamburger? Try 4,000 to 18,000 gallons for one thick, juicy hamburger.

How much water would you carry to eat one hamburger?

(p. 47, Water Runs Through This Book)

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Nancy Bo Flood

As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more…